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Wing Commander Noel Williams BEM | |
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Member of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council | |
In office 2 May 2019 –18 May 2023 | |
Preceded by | Paul Sinclair |
Succeeded by | Aaron Skinner |
Constituency | Knockagh |
Member of Carrickfergus Borough Council | |
In office 2012 –22 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Stewart Dickson |
Succeeded by | Council abolished |
Constituency | Knockagh |
Personal details | |
Born | Carrickfergus,County Antrim,Northern Ireland |
Political party | Alliance |
Spouse | Sheila |
Profession | Politician,pilot,executive |
Website | http://www.noelwilliams.co.uk/ |
Noel Williams BEM is an Alliance Party of Northern Ireland politician,former Councillor on Carrickfergus Borough Council,Mid and East Antrim Borough Council and a former Royal Air Force Wing Commander.
He was brought up in Sunnylands,Carrickfergus;attended Sunnylands Primary School and was educated at the old Carrickfergus Technical College before entering the Royal Air Force as a technician.
Williams was later commissioned as a pilot and flew a variety of aircraft including the Hercules transport aircraft. He traveled all over the world,with postings throughout the UK as well as tours of duty in the Middle East,Cyprus and Malta. He attained the rank of Wing Commander before leaving the service.
After leaving the Royal Air Force,Williams was appointed as head of the Energy Saving Trust in Northern Ireland. In this capacity he worked to educate householders in Northern Ireland on energy efficiency and renewable technology in an effort to reduce their carbon emissions. Williams held a ministerial appointment as chair of the Northern Ireland Fuel Poverty Advisory Group,in which capacity he advised the Minister for Social Development on issues relating to fuel poverty.
Since June 2012,Williams has represented the Knockagh District on Carrickfergus Borough Council. [1] [ circular reference ]
He was awarded the British Empire Medal in the King's Birthday Honours,June 2025. [2]